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/etc/rc.local syntax error

Whenever I boot up, rc.local fails to execute properly. Originally, I installed an Ubuntu kernel, and put KDE core on top.. as a result I can see the kernel launching its services at boot. The very last thing it tries to load before KDM takes over is my /etc/rc.local.

I get the following error both from the kernel at boot, and from a terminal if I attempt to execute /etc/rc.local:

This causes a visible FAIL from the kernel at boot, so im guessing the script exits as soon as the syntax error occurs.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

**EDIT** Oh and also, im not sure if this is supposed to be the case, but the address:

/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/tap0/proxy_arp'

doesnt EXIST in my filesystem. There isnt any tap0 folder, let alone a proxy_arp' file. There is a lo, default and eth0 folder but NOT tap0. As a result (at least I think its a result), Kate has the above address in red. I still think the syntax error is the core of why the rc.local fails...